Anikor Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anikor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anikor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Anikor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anikor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Anikor is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anikor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Anikor reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria Anikor is most prevalent in: Delta, where 35 percent are found, Lagos, where 27 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Togo, where 1 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anikor
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